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what we need in the united states is not division. what we need in the united states is not hatred. what we need in the united states is not violence and lawlessness. but it is love and wisdom and compassion toward one another, feeling of justice towards those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black. [applause] amy goodman: that was robert kennedy in indianapolis, breaking the news to so many. john lewis, you were there. rep. john lewis: i cried, with so many other people. and i said to myself, "we still have bobby." i went back to atlanta, attended the funeral with robert kennedy and hundreds and thousands of others. after the funeral was over, i got back in the kennedy campaign, went to oregon and later to california. i campaigned for bobby kennedy with cÉsar chÁvez. it was a wonderful effort. we went all over los angeles, going into wealthy neighborhoods, knocking on doors, urging people to vote for bobby. and that evening the primary was over, bobby kennedy came up to me and said, "john, i'm going downstairs to make my victory statem
what we need in the united states is not division. what we need in the united states is not hatred. what we need in the united states is not violence and lawlessness. but it is love and wisdom and compassion toward one another, feeling of justice towards those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black. [applause] amy goodman: that was robert kennedy in indianapolis, breaking the news to so many. john lewis, you were there. rep. john lewis: i cried, with...
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states but of the sovereign states of the united states. elites to the core of states' rights on olive back to folks in the 1950's -- it is the core states' rights that goes all the way back to folks in the 1950's. the extreme agenda that went to all levels of government. health care, guns, education. >> i want to turn to jan brewer. in june, the supreme court issued its long-awaited ruling s.b. 1070, striking down three of the loss codger provisions that subject undocumented immigrants to criminal penalties for seeking work or failing to carry immigration papers at all times. in each case, the majority said those powers rest with the federal government, not with arizona. however, in a unanimous decision, the justices upheld the law's controversial section 2 b, which requires police to check the immigration status of people they stop before releasing them. arizona's republican governor jan brewer hailed the decision to uphold what she called the heart of the law. >> today is a day when the key components of our efforts to protect the citize
states but of the sovereign states of the united states. elites to the core of states' rights on olive back to folks in the 1950's -- it is the core states' rights that goes all the way back to folks in the 1950's. the extreme agenda that went to all levels of government. health care, guns, education. >> i want to turn to jan brewer. in june, the supreme court issued its long-awaited ruling s.b. 1070, striking down three of the loss codger provisions that subject undocumented immigrants...
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the protests in yemen and egypt follow tuesday night's storming of the united states consulate in the libyan city of benghazi. the u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and three other staff members were killed in the attack. stevens is the first u.s. ambassador to be killed on duty since 1979. on wednesday, president obama vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the deaths in libya. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. we are working with the government of libya to secure our diplomats and have directed my administration to increase security at posts around the world. make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attack our people. >> the obama administration has dispatched an elite group of marines to the libyan capital of tripoli. in addition, two u.s. warships are reportedly headed towards the libyan coast and the u.s. has redeployed surveillance drones over libya. protests against them have also occurred in iraq, iran, tunisia, and bangladesh. >> at the center of the controve
the protests in yemen and egypt follow tuesday night's storming of the united states consulate in the libyan city of benghazi. the u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and three other staff members were killed in the attack. stevens is the first u.s. ambassador to be killed on duty since 1979. on wednesday, president obama vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the deaths in libya. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. we are...
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"there is a terrorist cell in the united states plotting to strike." with a great deal of table pounding. i don't want to keep picking on secretary rice, but in that she did testify, "if we had been made aware that there was an attack coming, we would have done something." well, they were made aware. in the end, what these documents show is that the bush in ministration was not at that point prepared to consider a al qaeda and these kind of non- staple terrorist organizations as been a significant threat. >> who are the neoconservatives leaders you point to four more interested in iraq than listening to al qaeda? >> the lead fellow was paul wolfowitz, the number to the pentagon. since this piece came out, members of the bush ministration, ari fleischer last night was an, paul was kicking this idea around, but people said, no, and that was it. that is ia lie. the cia actually had to go back and put together an entire brief saying, no, we are not being fooled, this is real, let's have -- it is going to the president of the u.s.. there is a debate playing
"there is a terrorist cell in the united states plotting to strike." with a great deal of table pounding. i don't want to keep picking on secretary rice, but in that she did testify, "if we had been made aware that there was an attack coming, we would have done something." well, they were made aware. in the end, what these documents show is that the bush in ministration was not at that point prepared to consider a al qaeda and these kind of non- staple terrorist...
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. >> the united states of alec. a special bill moyers report and how the secretive american adjusted exchange council has helped corporate america propose and even draft legislation for states across the country. >> i was stunned at the notion that politicians and corporate representatives were voting behind closed doors on these changes to the law before they were introduced in state houses across the country. >> as the yen and the states declares wikileaks founder julian assange to be an enemy of the state, we will air is addressed to the united nations from inside the ecuadorean embassy in london where he has been holed up for the past 100 days. >> it is time for the u.s. to cease the persecution of wikileaks, to cease its persecution of our people, and to cease its persecution of our sources. >> we will play julian assange's address and speak to his attorney michael ratner. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. anti-austerity protes
. >> the united states of alec. a special bill moyers report and how the secretive american adjusted exchange council has helped corporate america propose and even draft legislation for states across the country. >> i was stunned at the notion that politicians and corporate representatives were voting behind closed doors on these changes to the law before they were introduced in state houses across the country. >> as the yen and the states declares wikileaks founder julian...
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. >> when your president of the united states, your president of all the people, not just the people who voted for you. you have heard the president say so many times, because he deeply believes in it, that we are in this together, all of us. the president certainly does not think that men and women on social security are irresponsible or victims, that students are not responsible or victims. he certainly does not give middle-class families are paying too little in taxes. >> we will have more on the romney tape later in the broadcast, speaking with pulitzer prize-winning journalist david cay johnston. the united nations arab league envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi has wrapped up his first visit to the country since taking over from kofi annan. speaking tuesday in jordan, he said the situation on the ground in syria is getting worse by the day. >> the situation is very bad. it is worsening, not improving. syrians on both sides say from time to time we're going to win very soon, and three months or two months. i do not think it is true. i do not think any side is winning out or any time
. >> when your president of the united states, your president of all the people, not just the people who voted for you. you have heard the president say so many times, because he deeply believes in it, that we are in this together, all of us. the president certainly does not think that men and women on social security are irresponsible or victims, that students are not responsible or victims. he certainly does not give middle-class families are paying too little in taxes. >> we will...
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states that sell a lot of stuff in asia that have manufacturing facilities in the u.s. that is just an excuse for them to accept the plan the chinese government built for them in china. >> you had to train your own workers, truck or rather the workers that will replace you. >> they brought in engineering people that will train the workers, the factory workers, the everyday workers in china. >> last response from the mayor, what do say two other mayors around the country who are facing these kind of factory plant closers with the -- closures with jobs been sent to china? >> president obama said the mayors have the feed on the ground to get things done. freeport is the home of the lincoln douglas debate site. we have invited both sides, governor romney and president obama, to debate and freeport to us like newt gingrich suggested in republican primaries. we sent letters to governor romney and call the campaign headquarters. it would be a perfect opportunity for him, the architect of who mastered how this in jobs overseas, to come here and reverse the trend. it is a perfec
states that sell a lot of stuff in asia that have manufacturing facilities in the u.s. that is just an excuse for them to accept the plan the chinese government built for them in china. >> you had to train your own workers, truck or rather the workers that will replace you. >> they brought in engineering people that will train the workers, the factory workers, the everyday workers in china. >> last response from the mayor, what do say two other mayors around the country who...
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chairman, and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney delivers his acceptance address and the last nine of the republican national convention. -- on the last night of the republican national convention. >> i can guarantee you this, it barack obama is reelected, you'll be right. >> mitt romney's speech was seen as the most important of his political life. but it may have been overshadowed by the republicans mystery speaker who turned out to the actor and director clint eastwood. >> i would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. something i think is very important is that you, we -- we own this country. [applause] >> the justice department dropped its investigation of cia interrogators for their role in the deaths of prisoners in iraq and afghanistan. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. mitt romney accepted the republican presidential nomination thursday night with a vow to revive the u.s. economy and a plea to voters disappoin
chairman, and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney delivers his acceptance address and the last nine of the republican national convention. -- on the last night of the republican national convention. >> i can guarantee you this, it barack obama is reelected, you'll be right. >> mitt romney's speech was seen as the most important of his political life. but it may have been overshadowed by the...
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and the united states is complicit because it backs is from a matter what. i think this is corrupting, especially for our young people to see, that justice in this case is never even thought about. >> you make comparisons to the south >> my family was a poor farming family and we lived under absolute segregation. although, even though the hotels and motels and restaurants and the water fountains -- all those things are segregated -- but we did not have segregated roads, which you do have in the occupied territories. roads that only jewish settlers can use and palestinians have these tracks, these little paths obstructed by boulders. and that is how they are supposed to move around for the most part. in the and fairness of its is so much like -- and the unfairness of it is so much like the south, 50 years ago, really, and more brittle because in palestine, selling more people are wounded, shot, killed, in prisons. there are thousands of palestinians in prison virtually for no reason. >> to phyllite public opinion is changing in the u.s.? >> i do feel public o
and the united states is complicit because it backs is from a matter what. i think this is corrupting, especially for our young people to see, that justice in this case is never even thought about. >> you make comparisons to the south >> my family was a poor farming family and we lived under absolute segregation. although, even though the hotels and motels and restaurants and the water fountains -- all those things are segregated -- but we did not have segregated roads, which you do...
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no act of violence shakes the result of the united states of america. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney meanwhile continues to be criticized by remarks he made attacking president obama over his handling of the violence in libya. a protester interrupted romney's speech in fairfax, virginia to accuse him of criticism sizing -- politicizing libya. >> we have lost four of our diplomats across the world where we are thinking about their families and those left behind. what is it? >> [indiscernible] what are you politicizing libya? >> usa! >> usa! >> i would offer a moment of silence, but one gentleman does not want to be silent, so we're going to keep on going. >> romney supporters drowned the protester out with chants of "usa!." the disruption comes as romney faces criticism for using the violence in libya to accuse the obama administration of sympathizing with the attackers. romney's criticism centered on a statement from the u.s. embassy in cairo that was actually released before the attacks. following the disruption on thursday, romney went on to criticize obama's for policy
no act of violence shakes the result of the united states of america. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney meanwhile continues to be criticized by remarks he made attacking president obama over his handling of the violence in libya. a protester interrupted romney's speech in fairfax, virginia to accuse him of criticism sizing -- politicizing libya. >> we have lost four of our diplomats across the world where we are thinking about their families and those left behind. what...